Brazil's Big Bank Scandal Threatens a Bolsonaro Ally The Amazon rainforest, often referred to as the lungs of the Earth, provides oxygen and supports biodiversity on an unprecedented scale.
However, beneath its verdant canopy, a complex web of corruption and environmental destruction has been unfolding for years, with one of Brazil's largest banks at its center.
The Banco do Brasil, once hailed as a stalwart ally of President Jair Bolsonaro's administration, is now embroiled in a scandal that threatens to upend the country's conservation efforts.